Each week, ASTA brings its members a round-up of what’s happening in education. From big, eye-catching headlines to the stories most papers overlook, we find the news our members really want to see. This week, education fights in Kentucky, Colorado, and Arizona heat up while students continue to protest gun violence in schools.

Colorado Begins Protests, Arizona Votes to Strike: On Monday, districts across the state of Colorado closed as teachers held a rally to push for higher pay. The state ranks 46th in the nation in regards to teacher salaries. Teachers are already planning for more protests next week and some school districts have preemptively closed for Thursday and/or Friday. Meanwhile, educators in Arizona have voted for a statewide strike to begin next Thursday. While the state’s governor already released plans to increase teacher pay, the protesters want to see an increase to educational funding in general. They also worry that the governor’s plan is crafted in such a way that the increased pay is not sustainable. These protests come in the wake of a statewide teacher protest in West Virginia, the first of its kind in decades. The cascading effects of that strike recently led to Fortune Magazine naming its leaders to its World’s 50 Greatest Leaders list.